n. [ Pg. inhame, probably from some native name. ]
Chinese yam,
Wild yam.
‖n. [ Skr. yama a twin. ] (Hindoo Myth.) The king of the infernal regions, corresponding to the Greek Pluto, and also the judge of departed souls. In later times he is more exclusively considered the dire judge of all, and the tormentor of the wicked. He is represented as of a green color, with red garments, having a crown on his head, his eyes inflamed, and sitting on a buffalo, with a club and noose in his hands. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Chin. ya a civil or military court + men a gate. ] In China, the official headquarters or residence of a mandarin, including court rooms, offices, gardens, prisons, etc.; the place where the business of any public department is transcated. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ See Llama. ] (Zool.) The llama. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant (Carum Gairdneri); also, its small fleshy roots, which are eaten by the Indians from Idaho to California. [ 1913 Webster ]